Bang the Drum Slowly

Bang the Drum Slowly (1978)

Nothing is more important than friendship. Not fame, not money, not death.

  • Genre: Drama
  • Release Date: 1978-07-05
  • User Rating: 6/10 from 54 ratings
  • Runtime: 1h 36min
  • Language: English
  • Production Company: ANJS
  • Production Country: United States of America
  • Director: John D. Hancock
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Summary

The story of a New York pro baseball team and two of its players. Henry Wiggen is the star pitcher and Bruce Pearson is the normal, everyday catcher who is far from the star player on the team and friend to all of his teammates. During the off-season, Bruce learns that he is terminally ill, and Henry, his only true friend, is determined to be the one person there for him during his last season with the club. Throughout the course of the season, Henry and his teammates attempt to deal with Bruce's impending illness, all the while attempting to make his last year a memorable one.

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  • Michael Moriarty

    as Henry Wiggen

  • Robert De Niro

    as Bruce Pearson

  • Vincent Gardenia

    as Dutch Schnell

  • Phil Foster

    as Joe

  • Ann Wedgeworth

    as Katie

  • Patrick McVey

    as Bruce's Father

  • Heather MacRae

    as Holly

  • Selma Diamond

    as Tootsie

  • Barbara Babcock

    as Team Owner

  • Maurice Rosenfield

    as Team Owner

  • Tom Ligon

    as Piney

  • Andy Jarrell

    as Ugly

  • Marshall Efron

    as Bradley

  • Donny Burks

    as Perry

  • Hector Elias

    as Diego

  • Tom Signorelli

    as Goose

  • James Donahue

    as Canada

  • Nicolas Surovy

    as Aleck Olson

  • Danny Aiello

    as Horse

  • Hector Troy

    as George

  • Tony Major

    as Jonah

  • Barton Heyman

    as Red

  • Jack Hollander

    as Tegwar Player

  • Lou Girolami

    as Tegwar Player

  • Ernesto Gonzalez

    as Dr. Chambers

  • Alan Manson

    as Doc Loftus

  • Arnold Kapnick

    as Detective

  • Jean David

    as Dutch's Wife

  • Beatrice Manley

    as Joe's Wife (as Bea Blau)

  • Herb Henry

    as Keith Crane

  • Pierrino Mascarino

    as Sid Goldman

  • Dorothy Neubert

    as Bruce's Mother

  • Kaydette Grant

    as Gem

  • Dell Bethel

    as Third Base Coach

  • Vince Camuto

    as Baseball Player

  • Jeff Sartorius

    as Baseball Player

  • Willie Lemmey

    as Baseball Player

  • Doug Major

    as Baseball Player

  • Forrest Wynne

    as Bat Boy
Directing John D. Hancock Director
Production Lois Rosenfield Producer
Production Maurice Rosenfield Producer
Writing Mark Harris Screenplay
Writing Mark Harris Novel
Production Bill Badalato Associate Producer
Crew Richard Shore Cinematography
Sound Stephen Lawrence Music
Art Robert Gundlach Production Design
Editing Richard Marks Editor
Art Frederic C. Weiler Set Decoration
Costume & Make-Up Domingo A. Rodriguez Costume Design
Costume & Make-Up Peter Garofalo Makeup & Hair
Directing Michael P. Petrone Assistant Director
Directing Allan Wertheim First Assistant Director
Art Gil Gertsen Construction Foreman
Art Paul Vogt Property Master
Art Fred Weiler Property Master
Sound Edward Beyer Sound Editor
Sound John H. Bolz Sound
Sound Mike Chamoun Sound
Sound Philip Gleason Sound
Sound Les Lazarowitz Sound
Sound Emil Neroda Sound Recordist
Lighting Lou Girolami Gaffer
Camera Arnold Kapnick Still Photographer
Camera Ed Knott Jr. Key Grip
Camera Kyle T. MacDowell Grip
Lighting Charles Meere Electrician
Camera Dick Mingalone Camera Operator
Camera Larry Orlick Assistant Camera
Camera Tibor Sands First Assistant Camera
Costume & Make-Up Yvonne David Wardrobe Master
Editing Ronald Roose Assistant Editor
Editing Hanna Wajshonig Assistant Editor
Directing Kay Chapin Script Supervisor

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